Middle Smithfield, Pennsylvania is a small township in Monroe County with a population of approximately 3,000. Located in the heart of the Pocono Mountains, it is known for its lush natural beauty and vibrant local businesses. The community is governed by an elected board of supervisors that oversees all township-level services and ordinances. Every two years, qualified voters in Middle Smithfield are eligible to participate in municipal elections where they can choose candidates who represent their values and interests. These local representatives strive to ensure the continued prosperity of Middle Smithfield by advocating for policies that promote economic development, maintain public safety, and enhance quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Middle Smithfield, PA is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, PA is leaning liberal. In Monroe County, PA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 46.1%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middle Smithfield, PA is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
East Stroudsburg Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Middle Smithfield, Pennsylvania: r r D D d d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Middle Smithfield, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,761 contributions totaling $119,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $67,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)